2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 23 June to 1 July 2019. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa.[1]

Morocco and Ivory Coast as the top two teams, along with South Africa as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams
Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2019[nb 1] June 2019
D1 MoroccoUNAFGroup B winners17 November 201817th2017Winners (1976)4547
D2 Ivory CoastWAFUGroup H runners-up18 November 201823rd2017Winners (1992, 2015)6562
D3 South AfricaCOSAFAGroup E runners-up24 March 201910th2015Winners (1996)7372
D4 NamibiaCOSAFAGroup K runners-up23 March 20193rd2008Group stage (1998, 2008)113113

Notes

  1. The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Namibia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:[2]

Matches
All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

Morocco vs Namibia
Morocco 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Attendance: 6,857[3]
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Morocco
Namibia
GK1Yassine Bounou
RB17Nabil Dirar
CB5Mehdi Benatia (c)
CB6Romain Saïss
LB2Achraf Hakimi
CM15Youssef Aït Bennasser 70'
CM18Mehdi Bourabia 58'
RW7Hakim Ziyech
AM14Mbark Boussoufa
LW16Nordin Amrabat
CF19Youssef En-Nesyri 78'
Substitutions:
FW9Sofiane Boufal 58'
MF8Karim El Ahmadi 70'
FW13Khalid Boutaïb 78'
Manager:
Hervé Renard
GK23Lloyd Kazapua
RB6Larry Horaeb
CB22Ryan Nyambe
CB2Denzil Hoaseb
LB4Riaan Hanamub
RM19Petrus Shitembi
CM12Ronald Ketjijere (c)
CM10Manfred Starke 64'
LM7Deon Hotto 87'
CF13Peter Shalulile
CF11Absalom Iimbondi 80'
Substitutions:
MF15Marcel Papama 64'
FW17Itamunua Keimuine 90+3' 80'
MF8Willy Stephanus 87'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[4]

Assistant referees:
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Mark Ssonko (Uganda)
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal)

Ivory Coast vs South Africa
Ivory Coast 1–0 South Africa
 Report
Attendance: 4,961[5]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Ivory Coast
South Africa
GK16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17Serge Aurier (c)
CB2Wonlo Coulibaly 87'
CB5Wilfried Kanon 61'
LB6Ismaël Traoré
CM20Serey Dié
CM8Franck Kessié
RW10Jean Michaël Seri 41' 69'
AM19Nicolas Pépé
LW15Max Gradel 58' 87'
CF14Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW9Wilfried Zaha 69'
DF3Souleyman Doumbia 87'
FW11Maxwel Cornet 87'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara
GK22Ronwen Williams
RB5Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB18Sifiso Hlanti
CB2Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CM12Kamohelo Mokotjo
RW15Dean Furman
AM19Percy Tau
LW7Lebohang Maboe 75'
CF9Lebo Mothiba 23' 82'
CF11Themba Zwane
Substitutions:
MF17Sibusiso Vilakazi 75'
FW21Lars Veldwijk 82'
Manager:
Stuart Baxter

Man of the Match:
Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast)[6]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast
Morocco 1–0 Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 27,500[7]
Morocco
Ivory Coast
GK1Yassine Bounou
RB17Nabil Dirar
CB5Medhi Benatia (c)
CB6Romain Saïss
LB2Achraf Hakimi
RM7Hakim Ziyech 75'
CM14Mbark Boussoufa 90+3'
CM8Karim El Ahmadi 69'
CM10Younès Belhanda
LM16Nordin Amrabat 82'
CF19Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
FW9Sofiane Boufal 75'
DF3Noussair Mazraoui 82'
DF4Manuel da Costa 90+3'
Manager:
Hervé Renard
GK16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17Serge Aurier (c) 69'
CB6Ismaël Traoré
CB5Wilfried Kanon
LB2Wonlo Coulibaly 59'
CM20Serey Dié
CM8Franck Kessié
RW19Nicolas Pépé
AM10Jean Michaël Seri 63'
LW15Max Gradel 55'
CF14Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW11Maxwel Cornet 55'
FW12Wilfried Bony 63'
DF22Mamadou Bagayoko 69'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara

Man of the Match:
Nordin Amrabat (Morocco)[8]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Elvis Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Jean Ndala (DR Congo)

South Africa vs Namibia
South Africa 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Attendance: 16,090[9]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
South Africa
Namibia
GK1Darren Keet
RB5Thamsanqa Mkhize 67'
CB14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB2Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB18Sifiso Hlanti
RM20Hlompho Kekana
CM8Bongani Zungu 84'
CM17Sibusiso Vilakazi 85'
LM11Themba Zwane 79'
CF9Lebo Mothiba
CF19Percy Tau
Substitutions:
DF6Ramahlwe Mphahlele 67'
MF12Kamohelo Mokotjo 84'
FW21Lars Veldwijk 85'
Manager:
Stuart Baxter
GK23Lloyd Kazapua
RB6Larry Horaeb 71'
CB22Ryan Nyambe
CB2Denzil Hoaseb
LB4Riaan Hanamub
RM19Petrus Shitembi
CM12Ronald Ketjijere (c)
CM10Manfred Starke 46' 76'
LM7Hotto Kavendji 87'
CF9Benson Shilongo 46'
CF13Peter Shalulile
Substitutions:
FW18Isaskar Gurirab 46'
MF14Joslin Kamatuka 76'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match:
Percy Tau (South Africa)[10]

Assistant referees:
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea
Fourth official:
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

South Africa vs Morocco
South Africa 0–1 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 12,098[11]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
South Africa
Morocco
GK22Ronwen Williams
RB5Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB2Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB18Sifiso Hlanti
CM10Thulani Serero
CM12Kamohelo Mokotjo
CM8Bongani Zungu 31' 81'
RW19Percy Tau
CF9Lebo Mothiba 73'
LW11Themba Zwane 18' 75'
Substitutions:
FW21Lars Veldwijk 73'
MF17Sibusiso Vilakazi 75'
MF20Hlompho Kekana 81'
Manager:
Stuart Baxter
GK12Munir Mohand Mohamedi
RB3Noussair Mazraoui 75'
CB4Manuel da Costa
CB6Romain Saïss
LB2Achraf Hakimi
CM8Karim El Ahmadi 54'
CM14Mbark Boussoufa (c)
RW7Hakim Ziyech 89'
AM10Younès Belhanda
LW16Nordin Amrabat
CF19Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF17Youssef Aït Bennasser 54'
DF17Nabil Dirar 75'
MF11Fayçal Fajr 89'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[12]

Assistant referees:
Oliver Safari (DR Congo)
Soulaimane Almadine (Comoros)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Namibia vs Ivory Coast
Namibia 1–4 Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 7,530[13]
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Namibia
Ivory Coast


GK23Lloyd Kazapua
RB6Larry Horaeb (c)
CB4Riaan Hanamub 87'
CB2Denzil Hoaseb
LB22Ryan Nyambe
RM19Petrus Shitembi
CM7Hotto Kavendji 78'
CM15Marcel Papama 62'
LM12Ronald Ketjijere
CF13Peter Shalulile 83'
CF14Joslin Kamatuka 73'
Substitutions:
MF8Willy Stephanus 62'
FW18Isaskar Gurirab 73'
FW9Benson Shilongo 83'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti
GK16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB22Mamadou Bagayoko (c)
CB2Wonlo Coulibaly
CB5Wilfried Kanon
LB6Ismaël Traoré
CM8Franck Kessié
CM20Serey Dié
RW15Max Gradel 68'
AM9Wilfried Zaha
LW4Jean-Philippe Gbamin 80'
CF12Wilfried Bony 85'
Substitutions:
FW11Maxwel Cornet 68'
MF18Ibrahim Sangaré 80'
FW14Jonathan Kodjia 85'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara


Man of the Match:
Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)[14]

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

References
  1. "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
  3. "Morocco vs. Namibia". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 June 2019). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. "Ivory Coast vs. South Africa". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @Serge_aurier!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. "Morocco vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @NAmrabat53!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. "South Africa vs. Namibia". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 June 2019). "P.Tau has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. "South Africa vs. Morocco". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "MOUBARAK BOUSSOUFA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. "Namibia vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "The jury has given it's verdict! SEREY DIÉ is the Total Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.
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